Hey all, I'm just wondering if anyone can tell whether they think I'm in green zone yet or not. I am still able to eat meats, just slower, sometimes I get the "slime" with certain foods, I definitely eat less, but still more than a cup. I do get hungry about 1-2 hours after a smaller meal. I'm confused, don't know what I should be feeling if I was in the green. I am more able to control my cravings now a little more...

I felt the same way- never quite knowing if I was in the green zone or not but once I hit it for sure, I knew! I don't think you are quite there yet, but you sound like you're getting close. Once I hit it, I absolutely had to follow the eating rules or I would get stuck for sure. Now that I am there and am following the rules (small bites, eat slower, chew, chew, chew) it takes me 20 to 30 minutes to eat and I am full most meals on 1/2 cup. Also, I don't get hungry very often so I have to remind myself to eat. I have lost most of my cravings and am now eating for nutritional purposes instead of pleasure. On the rare occasion that I do have a craving I make sure I get my Protein in first and sometimes I still want it, but most times I don't. What a great feeling!! Good luck and just remember your rules!

Thanks for responding. That reassures me that I am not there yet. Hope to get there on my next fill!

Simple...Mr Dr. used to ask me to point to where I felt I was...(anywhere on a scale from 0, lowest, to the max100....)

Zones can overlap....

Green:

NOT Hungry - nuff said.

GOOD weight loss..consistent

Portion Control...also nuff said (cannot overeat)

Patient Satisfaction...are YOU Happy??? Pleased???

My surgeon was looking for feeling satiety from a tennis ball sized serving (his language) and not hungry again for four to five hours. We used the chart above, too, but the visual of the serving size and the clock helped me. I'd have one but not the other -- usually I was good with the serving size but hungry again too soon. Now I have to remind myself that it's been several hours. Good luck - you are doing great and you're getting there! I am some one who goes up and down with inflammation so I have to be careful not to be too tight. I recently got a fill and I notice a big difference. I can't chug my water now -- at least not like before, glug, glug, glug, and I cannot drink while eating now.

A couple of days after my fill i thought i might have been in the green because i couldn't tolerate certain foods. But now i can fit a lot more than a tennis ball in my stomach. Some days its hard for any solids to go down in the mornings and my stomach is always growling. But based on replies, if I'm questioning if I am in the green it probably means I am not. I hope I definitely know when i get there!

Depends on when you got your fill too! It can take a few days to even a week or so to feel a difference! Green zone for me means I really have to pay attention to what I'm eating! I'm just getting back from an unfill and set back last year. Like Bandista said above, I am also prone to irritation/inflammation so I have to be careful and not get too tight! 5cc was my green zone, I'm one fill away from it but taking my time